How this Texas-neutral Austinite feels about the Bama game. Plus: Joe Kelly’s rehab outing, the Tez Walker reaction, and the USA’s sports failings.
Joe’s Notes: The Cy-Hawk Game, 2023
Plus: Packers vs. Bears, Joe Burrow and Brock Purdy, the word “ace,” the Nationals fiasco, Chris Chelios, and the Pac-2’s legal action.
Stu’s Notes: Josh McDaniels Does Not Play Well With Others
Plus: More World Cup rigging, Spain’s legal system, Geoffrey Butler, David Stearns, Joe Kelly, and Christopher Morel.
Joe’s Notes: Caleb Williams Might Dodge the Draft
Plus: Chris Jones, Travis Kelce, Cy-Hawk Week, Julio Urías, the Cubs, the Packers, Ben Shelton, American basketball, and NASCAR’s stars.
Stu’s Notes: What Does Deion Sanders’s Success Mean for the Dallas Cowboys?
All of Coach Prime’s teams are winning right now. Also: Harbaugh, Northwestern, Uiagalelei, the Bloomin’ Onion, US Open fans, and even more.
Joe’s Notes: The ACC Doesn’t Like Its Chances
Proactive ass-saving.
Joe’s Notes: ACC Expansion Makes Short-Term Sense. But…
…there is a long term. Also: ASU, the CFP format, Iowa gambling, and the MLB waiver wire.
Joe’s Notes: Jerry Reinsdorf Doesn’t Solve the White Sox’ Problem
Plus: the David Ross complaints, the core John Fisher problem, the Royals’ ballpark plans, the Nick Lodolo what-if, Chris Jones’s holdout, Rashan Gary’s return, Reggie Bush’s lawsuit, Ohio State’s new president, Jaden Rashada, and Marcus Ericsson.
Stu’s Notes: JJ Watt Celebrated National Milk Day
And! #NotAllMinnesotans, Bears fans stay silly, and the Verlander–Alex Cora spat somehow comes back to Joe Kelly.
Stu’s Notes: The Air Raid? At Wisconsin?!
This feels inappropriate. Also: the Knicks had a mole, Joe Mixon had a quote, Bears fans had an idea, Javy Báez had a double, NASCAR has a docuseries, and a little more info on the Cuban Little League coach.
Stu’s Notes: Jim Harbaugh Is Suspending Himself
Also: A new hawk at Saint Joe’s, a new court at Alden-Hebron, a new haircut for our dog, and plenty to talk about with Gunnar Henderson, Joe Kelly, Javy Báez, and Little League Baseball.
Joe’s Notes: The Astros Are in Two Places at Once
Contending is hard to do while rebuilding. Also: The Cubs, the Packers, Djokovic v. Alcaraz, Spain’s soccer coach, and a little Little League.
Joe’s Notes: The Yankees’ Brian Cashman Question
The Yankees’ future looks unusually dim. That’s a bigger problem than their present.
Joe’s Notes: We Keep Learning More About the Pac-12’s Dysfunction
This was everybody’s fault.
Stu’s Notes: Let’s Spend Hours Talking About Christopher Morel
That was cool.
Stu’s Notes: England and Australia’s Cricket Beef
What preceded the soccer.
Joe’s Notes: Could the Mountain West Get Aggressive?
Options exist for the Mountain West beyond the Pac-4.
Joe’s Notes: What Is Going On With Wander Franco?
There are no publicly known facts in this case.